At the Constitutional Convention, Delegate John Dickinson, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, proposes that the federal legislature (now called the Senate) be elected by the State legislatures. The motion carries (YEA, 10; NAY, 0; ABSTAIN, 2).
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Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XIII
ccc-2point0.com/Articles-of-Confederation
References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1050.
Avalon Project – Madison Debates – June 7
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_607.asp
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